What capitalized case is
In capitalized case, the first letter of each word is a capital and the remaining letters are lowercase. “the quick brown fox” becomes “The Quick Brown Fox”. Spreadsheet programs call it proper case, and some developers call it start case.
How to use the converter
- Paste your text. On this page it is converted automatically.
- Check names with unusual capitals, such as “McDonald” or “iPhone”.
- Press Copy text.
Hyphenated words get a capital on each part (“Well-Known”), and letters after an apostrophe stay lowercase (“Don’t”).
What it is good for
- Lists of names exported in capitals or lowercase: “JANE SMITH” becomes “Jane Smith”.
- Addresses and city names from forms and databases.
- Product names and menu items that should look consistent.
- Short headings where you want every word capitalized.
- Certificates and invitations, where each word is often given a capital.
For published headlines, title case is the more accepted style because it keeps small words lowercase.
Capitalized case compared
| Style | Example |
|---|---|
| Capitalized case | The Catcher In The Rye |
| Title case | The Catcher in the Rye |
| Sentence case | The catcher in the rye |
| Upper case | THE CATCHER IN THE RYE |
Other ways to capitalize each word
| Where | How |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Word | Change Case button (Aa), then “Capitalize Each Word” |
| Google Docs | Format, Text, Capitalization, Title Case |
| Excel and Google Sheets | =PROPER(A1) |
| CSS (display only) | text-transform: capitalize; |
| Python | text.title() |
Two of these have quirks worth knowing. Python’s title() capitalizes the letter after an apostrophe, so “don’t” becomes “Don’T”. The CSS option only capitalizes first letters and does not lowercase the rest, so “HELLO” stays “HELLO”. This converter avoids both problems.